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Kodachromes from SAF Film
4 "Went This Way," Says the Arrow.
" "Unable to Proceed," the "X" Tells Air Rescuers
Survivors of crashes use every means possible to attract the attention of rescuers. These airmen, downed far
from their base at Nome, know they must attract help.
One man rigs a parachute arrow to mark his intended direction of travel; its colors stand out vividly on the
monotonous tundra. The other two, deciding to stay where they landed, dig dark trenches and stack blocks of earth
to break the prevailing green. A C-82's tail section shines in the lake (page 589).
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